Chapter 15

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Hence, after shopping for the entire afternoon until their legs gave out, Yang Hua accompanied Qi Yuying, who did not buy anything, back to the set. Once Wang Ruoxi and the others finished filming, they immediately returned to the small restaurant where they had lunch.

Yang Hua’s bad luck in school, including being bullied every time he talked to Tang Xin, getting beaten up after taking the wrong paper, encountering strange troubles on the way to school, etc., were all told by Tang Xin, who had been his deskmate for six years, to the two gossipy female companions with a smile.

However, there were too many interesting things that happened to Yang Hua. They talked until the restaurant closed at around 10 pm, and Tang Xin actually hadn’t finished talking about the interesting things that happened to Yang Hua in elementary school.

Although Wang Ruoxi was reluctant to interrupt this interesting conversation, Tang Xin still drove home after leaving the restaurant. The remaining three people who didn’t have a car did not go in the same direction as Tang Xin, so they all refused Tang Xin’s invitation for a ride home and went to the roadside to wait for a taxi. The filming location was in the suburbs of City T, and it was already very late. In the end, the three of them waited for a long time before they finally got a taxi.

“You should go home early.” Looking at Wang Ruoxi, who was staring at Yang Hua eagerly as if she wanted to go back with her to continue listening to the story, Qi Yuying could not help but tease her again. “You’re wearing so little. Be careful not to catch a cold at night! Come to the set tomorrow with your nose running and see if Director Zhang will let you act in front of the camera.”

“Hmph, you want to take it back and keep it for yourself, don’t you?” Wang Ruoxi complained, but she still pouted under Qi Yuying’s advice and reluctantly got into the taxi.

Only Yang Hua and Qi Yuying were left by the roadside. If Qi Yuying had not mentioned the problem of catching a cold at night, Yang Hua, who had no experience in accompanying a girl out at night, would definitely not have noticed that the temperature had gradually dropped. It was April and May, and the temperature in City T changed significantly during the day and night. Wearing a short-sleeved dress during the day would make people feel very cool, but at night, they would inevitably feel a little cold.

Although Qi Yuying did not say that she was cold, Yang Hua, who was not far away from her, saw her trembling from time to time. As usual, Yang Hua took off his coat and draped it over Qi Yuying. Anyway, he was wearing a thick long-sleeved T-shirt when he went out, so he didn’t feel too cold.

Qi Yuying, who was suddenly draped in a coat, accepted Yang Hua’s kindness. After putting on the clothes, she tilted her head and asked with a smile, “I didn’t know that you’re quite caring! Did you often treat other girls like this in the past?”

“No, no! I just heard you tell your friend to be careful not to catch a cold, and then I saw you shivering from the cold… You heard what Tang Xin said just now. I’ve never gone out with other girls at night before!”

“I was just asking! Look at how anxious you are!” Qi Yuying suddenly gave Yang Hua a charming smile. “Have you really fallen for me?”

“No, no!” Yang Hua shook his head like a rattle drum.

“Oh? What about your elementary school deskmate?” Qi Yuying smiled at Yang Hua like a sly old fox. “She seems to be very interested in you! She actually remembered your matters so clearly. You saved her life!

“Tsk tsk, she even remembers how many times you talked to her. There’s something wrong!”

“What? That’s because I’m unlucky every time I look for her! Didn’t you hear it just now?” Yang Hua anxiously tried to differentiate.

“You’re so strange. I only said that she likes you. Why are you so anxious?”

“How am I anxious?”

“Okay, okay, let’s not talk about this.” Qi Yuying had the upper hand in the argument and immediately changed the topic happily. “I’m quite impressed by you. You suffered so much in elementary school, but you still managed to study and get good grades. If it were me, I would have been so angry that I wouldn’t have done anything.”

“That’s because you’re too impulsive.” Yang Hua also laughed. “Probably because you have more emotions than the average person.”

“How did you persevere?”

“It’s nothing. Every time I was bullied or wronged, I told myself, what do I want? What is my goal? As long as I think of the goal I want to achieve, I’ll immediately be filled with energy again.”

“Ha! You have perseverance.” Qi Yuying shook her head. “It’s just that you don’t have much contact with people and things.”

At this point, she gradually stopped smiling and began to complain to Yang Hua, “I said you were my assistant, but you don’t even know Tang Xin. You were lucky today to meet Tang Xin, your elementary school classmate, so you didn’t get suspected by Ruoxi. In my opinion, I should give you some tuition. Don’t let her see any flaws next time. Otherwise, if she finds out that I hired you to be a nanny at home, everyone in the industry will definitely know about this the next day.

“She’s a famous gossip king. I heard that even the editor of a small newspaper once said that it’s a pity that she didn’t become a gossip reporter!”

“Tuition? Tuition for what?” Yang Hua widened his eyes and asked blankly.

“You’ve read quite a few novels… Then you shall watch drama series and movies. From today onwards, other than housework, you have to watch at least three episodes of a television show and a movie every day!” Qi Yuying smiled and waved three fingers in front of Yang Hua’s eyes.

“Ah?” Yang Hua’s eyes widened.

“There’s more! From today onwards, you’re not allowed to miss a single episode of the TV series I wrote!” At this moment, Qi Yuying was like a naughty little girl.

Although Yang Hua put on a bitter face, he was actually not in pain at all. It was just watching TV and movies. What was so difficult about it? Anyway, he had a lot of time to kill every day. Wouldn’t it be the same if he read novels or watched television? However, Yang Hua was not stupid. He knew that he should be a little cunning at this time. As long as he deliberately pretended to be distressed, Qi Yuying would not make any more unreasonable requests.

However, Qi Yuying did not know what Yang Hua was thinking. Seeing that Yang Hua had agreed to her request, she immediately smiled happily. After standing in the cold wind for about five to six minutes, the second taxi finally arrived. The two of them, who were shivering from the cold, quickly got into the taxi and rushed home.

From the next day onwards, Yang Hua sat in front of the television at Qi Yuying’s request. That day was the day Qi Yuying’s sitcom called “The Third Kind of Human” was broadcast. Hence, the first lesson Qi Yuying gave Yang Hua was her own work.

Qi Yuying’s scriptwriting skills were indeed superb. Although he started from the middle, the 30-minute plot still made Yang Hua enjoy it with great interest. Moreover, Yang Hua, who was very familiar with Moliere, easily understood the source of Qi Yuying’s sitcom. She kept using the two women who seemed to have become nerds in their studies to attract the audience and make them laugh.

Yang Hua couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the two girls who had just met yesterday on TV. Especially Tang Xin, who was wearing a pair of big glasses on TV. Yang Hua couldn’t associate the elegant and elegant female celebrity yesterday with the funny and cute girl on stage.

Looking at Yang Hua, who was swaying back and forth, Qi Yuying was extremely satisfied with his performance in front of the television. “How is it? My screenwriting skills are definitely first-class!” She tilted her head and asked proudly.

“Yes!” Yang Hua nodded heavily. “It’s indeed first-class.”

“What do you think?” Actually, Qi Yuying was just asking casually. Of course, she hoped to hear more praise from Yang Hua, this honest man.

However, Yang Hua misunderstood Qi Yuying’s meaning. He thought that Qi Yuying wanted to ask for his opinion. Therefore, he really started to think.

“Hmm… There are a lot of typos and wrong words.” Yang Hua thought for a moment and said that Qi Yuying had been reprimanded by the director countless times. It was also part of her comedy that was most criticized by the audience.

Because Qi Yuying’s drama was broadcasted three episodes a week on City T’s local channel, Qi Yuying only wrote a script for 30 episodes at first and planned to end it after filming. However, she did not expect it to be a great success after the trial broadcast. Even the provincial and central stations began to broadcast her sitcom. The local stations in City T became even more famous because of the popularity of this drama. The viewership ratings broke dozens of historical records in a few months.

As a result, when the drama was about to end, the station head, director, and a few leading actors were unwilling to end it. Therefore, after some discussion, Director Zhang decided to take an unprecedented approach which was to write the script, film it, and broadcast it at the same time. The TV station head and investors were still basking in their success and did not consider anything else. When they heard that the drama could continue to air, they immediately agreed.

The script for each episode of this TV series was about 15,000 words. With three episodes a week, Qi Yuying had to write a script of more than 40,000 words. In order to catch up with the filming progress, not only did she write the script extremely quickly, but she also did not have time to revise it after she finished writing it. Every time, she would directly throw the draft to the director as soon as she finished it, completely hoping that the director would find someone to correct her typos and grammar errors.

However, the director who had to release an episode on TV every two or three days had to rush the filming progress after receiving the script. How could he have the time to carefully revise the script? In the end, it became like this. Every time the subtitles on the television would be filled with typos. Later, it was even said among the actors: If there were no mistakes in the subtitles on the television one day, it would definitely not be Qi Yuying’s script or Director Zhang’s drama.